Summary of World Food & Groceries Cost Index By Country
• This index compares 240 countries based on Food & Groceries Cost, with New York City serving as the baseline (100).
• For a single person with a typical lifestyle, the average food & groceries cost index value is 72.2, with 97 countries above-average and 143 below-average.
• The highest-ranking country is Norfolk Island with an index value of 220.0, while the lowest-ranking is Nigeria with an index value of 14.0.
Disclaimer: The data presented on this page is for informational purposes only and should be used as a general guide. Actual index values may vary significantly based on individual lifestyle choices and current economic conditions. We strive to provide up-to-date information, but values are subject to change without notice. Always conduct thorough personal research and consult with financial professionals before making important financial or relocation decisions.
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| # | Country | Food & Groceries Cost Index | Monthly Food & Groceries Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk Island | 220.0 | $1,100.00 |
| 2 | Bermuda | 190.0 | $950.00 |
| 3 | Greenland | 190.0 | $950.00 |
| 4 | Iceland | 190.0 | $950.00 |
| 5 | Saint-Barthelemy | 190.0 | $950.00 |
| 6 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 185.0 | $925.00 |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | 180.0 | $900.00 |
| 8 | Norway | 160.0 | $800.00 |
| 9 | Faroe Islands | 155.0 | $775.00 |
| 10 | Man (Isle of) | 142.0 | $710.00 |
| 11 | Anguilla | 140.0 | $700.00 |
| 12 | Liechtenstein | 140.0 | $700.00 |
| 13 | Monaco | 140.0 | $700.00 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 140.0 | $700.00 |
| 15 | Virgin Islands (US) | 140.0 | $700.00 |
| 16 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 136.0 | $680.00 |
| 17 | New Caledonia | 134.0 | $670.00 |
| 18 | Nauru | 130.0 | $650.00 |
| 19 | Niue | 130.0 | $650.00 |
| 20 | Palau | 130.0 | $650.00 |
| 21 | Virgin Islands (British) | 130.0 | $650.00 |
| 22 | Falkland Islands | 126.0 | $630.00 |
| 23 | Curaçao | 124.0 | $620.00 |
| 24 | Aruba | 120.0 | $600.00 |
| 25 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 120.0 | $600.00 |
| 26 | Denmark | 120.0 | $600.00 |
| 27 | Israel | 120.0 | $600.00 |
| 28 | Northern Mariana Islands | 120.0 | $600.00 |
| 29 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 120.0 | $600.00 |
| 30 | The Bahamas | 120.0 | $600.00 |
| 31 | Seychelles | 116.0 | $580.00 |
| 32 | Christmas Island | 110.0 | $550.00 |
| 33 | French Guiana | 110.0 | $550.00 |
| 34 | French Polynesia | 110.0 | $550.00 |
| 35 | Jersey | 110.0 | $550.00 |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 110.0 | $550.00 |
| 37 | Marshall Islands | 110.0 | $550.00 |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | 110.0 | $550.00 |
| 39 | Saint-Martin (French part) | 110.0 | $550.00 |
| 40 | Tuvalu | 110.0 | $550.00 |
| 41 | Antigua and Barbuda | 106.0 | $530.00 |
| 42 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 104.0 | $520.00 |
| 43 | Guadeloupe | 104.0 | $520.00 |
| 44 | Saint Helena | 104.0 | $520.00 |
| 45 | Maldives | 102.0 | $510.00 |
| 46 | Martinique | 100.0 | $500.00 |
| 47 | Micronesia | 100.0 | $500.00 |
| 48 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0 | $500.00 |
| 49 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 100.0 | $500.00 |
| 50 | Barbados | 96.0 | $480.00 |
| 51 | Kiribati | 96.0 | $480.00 |
| 52 | Kuwait | 96.0 | $480.00 |
| 53 | Montserrat | 96.0 | $480.00 |
| 54 | Singapore | 96.0 | $480.00 |
| 55 | Guam | 94.0 | $470.00 |
| 56 | Netherlands | 92.0 | $460.00 |
| 57 | Belgium | 90.0 | $450.00 |
| 58 | Brunei | 90.0 | $450.00 |
| 59 | Gabon | 90.0 | $450.00 |
| 60 | Guernsey | 90.0 | $450.00 |
| 61 | Puerto Rico | 90.0 | $450.00 |
| 62 | South Sudan | 90.0 | $450.00 |
| 63 | Tokelau | 90.0 | $450.00 |
| 64 | United States | 90.0 | $450.00 |
| 65 | Canada | 88.0 | $440.00 |
| 66 | Australia | 86.0 | $430.00 |
| 67 | Cook Islands | 86.0 | $430.00 |
| 68 | Ireland | 86.0 | $430.00 |
| 69 | American Samoa | 84.0 | $420.00 |
| 70 | Mayotte | 84.0 | $420.00 |
| 71 | New Zealand | 84.0 | $420.00 |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 84.0 | $420.00 |
| 73 | Vanuatu | 84.0 | $420.00 |
| 74 | Austria | 82.0 | $410.00 |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 80.0 | $400.00 |
| 76 | Croatia | 80.0 | $400.00 |
| 77 | Equatorial Guinea | 80.0 | $400.00 |
| 78 | Jamaica | 80.0 | $400.00 |
| 79 | Portugal | 80.0 | $400.00 |
| 80 | San Marino | 80.0 | $400.00 |
| 81 | Taiwan | 80.0 | $400.00 |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 80.0 | $400.00 |
| 83 | France | 78.0 | $390.00 |
| 84 | Malta | 78.0 | $390.00 |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 78.0 | $390.00 |
| 86 | Aland Islands | 76.0 | $380.00 |
| 87 | Gibraltar | 76.0 | $380.00 |
| 88 | Greece | 76.0 | $380.00 |
| 89 | Japan | 76.0 | $380.00 |
| 90 | Mali | 76.0 | $380.00 |
| 91 | Oman | 76.0 | $380.00 |
| 92 | Qatar | 76.0 | $380.00 |
| 93 | Vatican City State (Holy See) | 76.0 | $380.00 |
| 94 | Finland | 75.6 | $378.00 |
| 95 | Congo | 75.0 | $375.00 |
| 96 | Czech Republic | 75.0 | $375.00 |
| 97 | Palestinian Territory Occupied | 75.0 | $375.00 |
| 98 | Montenegro | 72.0 | $360.00 |
| 99 | Spain | 72.0 | $360.00 |
| 100 | Armenia | 70.0 | $350.00 |
| 101 | Central African Republic | 70.0 | $350.00 |
| 102 | Cyprus | 70.0 | $350.00 |
| 103 | Djibouti | 70.0 | $350.00 |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 70.0 | $350.00 |
| 105 | Latvia | 70.0 | $350.00 |
| 106 | Lithuania | 70.0 | $350.00 |
| 107 | Reunion | 70.0 | $350.00 |
| 108 | Sweden | 70.0 | $350.00 |
| 109 | United Kingdom | 70.0 | $350.00 |
| 110 | Andorra | 68.0 | $340.00 |
| 111 | Slovenia | 68.0 | $340.00 |
| 112 | Brazil | 66.0 | $330.00 |
| 113 | Italy | 66.0 | $330.00 |
| 114 | Cape Verde | 64.0 | $320.00 |
| 115 | Chile | 64.0 | $320.00 |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 64.0 | $320.00 |
| 117 | Dominica | 64.0 | $320.00 |
| 118 | Estonia | 64.0 | $320.00 |
| 119 | Georgia | 64.0 | $320.00 |
| 120 | Grenada | 64.0 | $320.00 |
| 121 | Hungary | 64.0 | $320.00 |
| 122 | Mexico | 64.0 | $320.00 |
| 123 | Pitcairn Island | 64.0 | $320.00 |
| 124 | Saudi Arabia | 64.0 | $320.00 |
| 125 | Tunisia | 64.0 | $320.00 |
| 126 | Uruguay | 64.0 | $320.00 |
| 127 | Germany | 62.0 | $310.00 |
| 128 | Malaysia | 62.0 | $310.00 |
| 129 | Albania | 60.0 | $300.00 |
| 130 | Angola | 60.0 | $300.00 |
| 131 | Bahrain | 60.0 | $300.00 |
| 132 | Belize | 60.0 | $300.00 |
| 133 | Cameroon | 60.0 | $300.00 |
| 134 | Iraq | 60.0 | $300.00 |
| 135 | Libya | 60.0 | $300.00 |
| 136 | Mauritius | 60.0 | $300.00 |
| 137 | Panama | 60.0 | $300.00 |
| 138 | Poland | 60.0 | $300.00 |
| 139 | Samoa | 60.0 | $300.00 |
| 140 | Solomon Islands | 60.0 | $300.00 |
| 141 | Thailand | 60.0 | $300.00 |
| 142 | Tonga | 60.0 | $300.00 |
| 143 | Fiji Islands | 58.0 | $290.00 |
| 144 | Paraguay | 58.0 | $290.00 |
| 145 | Suriname | 58.0 | $290.00 |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | 56.0 | $280.00 |
| 147 | Guyana | 56.0 | $280.00 |
| 148 | Honduras | 56.0 | $280.00 |
| 149 | North Macedonia | 56.0 | $280.00 |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 56.0 | $280.00 |
| 151 | Romania | 56.0 | $280.00 |
| 152 | Serbia | 56.0 | $280.00 |
| 153 | South Africa | 56.0 | $280.00 |
| 154 | El Salvador | 54.0 | $270.00 |
| 155 | Russia | 54.0 | $270.00 |
| 156 | Slovakia | 52.0 | $260.00 |
| 157 | Argentina | 50.0 | $250.00 |
| 158 | Cambodia | 50.0 | $250.00 |
| 159 | Comoros | 50.0 | $250.00 |
| 160 | Guatemala | 50.0 | $250.00 |
| 161 | Haiti | 50.0 | $250.00 |
| 162 | Jordan | 50.0 | $250.00 |
| 163 | Laos | 50.0 | $250.00 |
| 164 | Lebanon | 50.0 | $250.00 |
| 165 | Moldova | 50.0 | $250.00 |
| 166 | Peru | 50.0 | $250.00 |
| 167 | Rwanda | 50.0 | $250.00 |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 50.0 | $250.00 |
| 169 | South Korea | 50.0 | $250.00 |
| 170 | Sri Lanka | 50.0 | $250.00 |
| 171 | China | 48.0 | $240.00 |
| 172 | Cuba | 48.0 | $240.00 |
| 173 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 48.0 | $240.00 |
| 174 | Ecuador | 48.0 | $240.00 |
| 175 | Kazakhstan | 48.0 | $240.00 |
| 176 | Kosovo | 46.0 | $230.00 |
| 177 | Namibia | 46.0 | $230.00 |
| 178 | Turkey | 45.0 | $225.00 |
| 179 | Belarus | 44.0 | $220.00 |
| 180 | Bhutan | 44.0 | $220.00 |
| 181 | Ghana | 44.0 | $220.00 |
| 182 | Guinea | 44.0 | $220.00 |
| 183 | Iran | 44.0 | $220.00 |
| 184 | Ivory Coast | 44.0 | $220.00 |
| 185 | Kyrgyzstan | 44.0 | $220.00 |
| 186 | Liberia | 44.0 | $220.00 |
| 187 | Senegal | 44.0 | $220.00 |
| 188 | Sudan | 44.0 | $220.00 |
| 189 | Syria | 44.0 | $220.00 |
| 190 | Timor-Leste | 44.0 | $220.00 |
| 191 | Venezuela | 44.0 | $220.00 |
| 192 | Zimbabwe | 44.0 | $220.00 |
| 193 | Kenya | 42.0 | $210.00 |
| 194 | Tanzania | 42.0 | $210.00 |
| 195 | Eswatini | 40.0 | $200.00 |
| 196 | Mongolia | 40.0 | $200.00 |
| 197 | Mozambique | 40.0 | $200.00 |
| 198 | Sierra Leone | 40.0 | $200.00 |
| 199 | Algeria | 38.0 | $190.00 |
| 200 | Morocco | 38.0 | $190.00 |
| 201 | Somalia | 38.0 | $190.00 |
| 202 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.0 | $180.00 |
| 203 | Indonesia | 36.0 | $180.00 |
| 204 | Myanmar | 36.0 | $180.00 |
| 205 | Nepal | 36.0 | $180.00 |
| 206 | Philippines | 36.0 | $180.00 |
| 207 | Turkmenistan | 36.0 | $180.00 |
| 208 | Bangladesh | 34.0 | $170.00 |
| 209 | Bolivia | 34.0 | $170.00 |
| 210 | India | 34.0 | $170.00 |
| 211 | Tajikistan | 34.0 | $170.00 |
| 212 | Western Sahara | 34.0 | $170.00 |
| 213 | Botswana | 32.0 | $160.00 |
| 214 | Chad | 32.0 | $160.00 |
| 215 | Colombia | 32.0 | $160.00 |
| 216 | Egypt | 32.0 | $160.00 |
| 217 | Madagascar | 32.0 | $160.00 |
| 218 | Malawi | 32.0 | $160.00 |
| 219 | Mauritania | 32.0 | $160.00 |
| 220 | Ukraine | 32.0 | $160.00 |
| 221 | Yemen | 32.0 | $160.00 |
| 222 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.0 | $150.00 |
| 223 | North Korea | 30.0 | $150.00 |
| 224 | Uganda | 30.0 | $150.00 |
| 225 | Burkina Faso | 28.0 | $140.00 |
| 226 | Ethiopia | 28.0 | $140.00 |
| 227 | Nicaragua | 28.0 | $140.00 |
| 228 | Niger | 28.0 | $140.00 |
| 229 | The Gambia | 28.0 | $140.00 |
| 230 | Burundi | 26.0 | $130.00 |
| 231 | Togo | 26.0 | $130.00 |
| 232 | Afghanistan | 24.0 | $120.00 |
| 233 | Benin | 24.0 | $120.00 |
| 234 | Eritrea | 24.0 | $120.00 |
| 235 | Lesotho | 24.0 | $120.00 |
| 236 | Vietnam | 24.0 | $120.00 |
| 237 | Uzbekistan | 23.0 | $115.00 |
| 238 | Zambia | 20.0 | $100.00 |
| 239 | Pakistan | 18.0 | $90.00 |
| 240 | Nigeria | 14.0 | $70.00 |
Index Distribution
This histogram visualizes how countries are distributed across different food & groceries cost index value ranges.